Ben Wright
Sport / Discipline
Weightlifting
Birth Place
Viveash
Birth state
WA
Date of Birth
23/04/1987
Age
33
Glasgow, 2014
Gold Coast, 2018
Results History
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Additional Information
Languages Spoken:
English
Are you a citizen of a country other than Australia? If yes, please provide details?
No
Education Details:
TAFE - Diploma Engineering (Technical)
Club details:
Dung Beetles
Why did you begin your sport?
Wanted to go to the Paralympics
Do you have any pre-competition routines or rituals?
Get in my own space, have weighing and then stuffed my face full of carbs
What is your most memorable sporting achievement?
Got to go to Glasgow - first time I bench 400 pounds
Who is your hero / idol, and why? Have you ever met them?
My best mate - Jeremy Tidy - dedication to his sport, wanted me to be a better athlete
Who has been the most influential person or people in your career and why?
My training partner- Nang
Do you have any hobbies away from your sport?
video games like to BBQ Eating
What is your sporting ambition?
A bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - making the 2020 Tokyo Games